There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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